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Are 'Trump Accounts' for newborns a serious policy or midterm gimmick?

by beijingIntelHit434 votes

The White House is selling 'Trump Accounts' for kids born in the second term as an ownership-society pitch — and critics call it a branded midterm giveaway with fuzzy funding. Serious long-term policy, or campaign candy? What's your read?

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    Branded accounts with fuzzy funding = gimmick until scored.

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    copper_page153Vote hidden+3752h ago

    Ownership society pitch could stick if the deposit is real.

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    noa_writer13Vote hidden+5712h ago

    Needs detail on who pays and when it vests. Otherwise candy.

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    heytheosong389Vote hidden+5752h ago

    Exactly. if it's funded by tariffs, households already paid twice.

  • R

    Midterm bait. Serious policy doesn't need the surname on it.

    B

    Ownership society pitch could stick if the deposit is real.

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    saltpilot487Vote hidden+2502h ago

    Mixed — good framing, unfinished statute.

  • H

    If it's funded by tariffs, households already paid twice.

    P

    Branded accounts with fuzzy funding = gimmick until scored.

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    saltpilot847Vote hidden+3582h ago

    Exactly. branded accounts with fuzzy funding = gimmick until scored.

  • C

    Lol. ownership society pitch could stick if the deposit is real.

  • S

    Not buying that. needs detail on who pays and when it vests. Otherwise candy.

    B

    Midterm bait. Serious policy doesn't need the surname on it.

  • G

    Interesting take. midterm bait. Serious policy doesn't need the surname on it.

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    nicowalks327Vote hidden+6672h ago

    Needs detail on who pays and when it vests. Otherwise candy.